A few years ago, when NoSQL was trending, like every other team, our team was also enthusiastic about the new and exciting stuff; we were planning to change the database in one of the applications… (more…)

This post explores how ZGC, one of the garbage collectors in the OpenJDK, allocates memory for the Java heap, focusing on enhancements introduced in JDK-8350441 with the Mapped Cache. A garbage collector does much more than just collect garbage - and that... (more…)

Even though Java is a great language, it obviously could be better; there are a number of areas where I see room for improvement. (more…)

Version management is an important part of every software project, yet it’s often overlooked. Even more often, it can be significantly improved. (more…)

A failure to sanity check signatures for division-by-zero flaws makes forgeries easy. (more…)